Thailand’s Cabinet gives green light to raise car speed limit on highways from 90 to 120kph By The Nation Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting approved a Transport Ministry draft for new speed limits on Thai roads. The draft ministerial regulation raises the speed limit on highways from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph – but only for […]
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Gunkul Engineering takes over 50-megawatt Phong Dien II solar power plant in Vietnam’s Hue Gunkul Engineering Plc has taken over a solar farm in Vietnam at a cost of US$39.9 million, or 1.26 billion baht, to rack up revenue in renewable energy businesses it believes have high growth potential. The firm became the sole owner […]
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Thaioil’s Sriracha Clean Fuel Project achieves 10 million man-hours without lost time injury Photo shows (from left): Mr. Basheer Assaf, Construction Director, Joint Venture Agreement of PSEAL, SSING and SET; Mr. Wirat Uanarumit, Chief Executive Officer and President, Thai Oil Public Company Limited; Mr. Mauro Bignotti, Deputy Construction Director, Joint Venture Agreement of PSEAL, SSING […]
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Komatsu roll out more affordable midsize 20-ton-class excavators in Thailand and Indonesia Southeast Asia offerings to feature simpler models as Chinese rivals make inroads Machinery builder Komatsu will roll out more affordable excavators in Southeast Asia, eyeing demand for urban development and fending off competition from cheaper Chinese-made equipment. Midsize, 20-ton-class excavators tailored to residential […]
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Airports of Thailand revising Suvarnabhumi airport’s Bt44bn northern expansion plan By The Nation Airports of Thailand (AOT) is revising its planned Bt44-billion northern expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport, said AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn. The revision to bring the plan in line with the “new normal” concept is expected to take between one and two months to […]
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Myanmar welcomes Japan’s offer to invest in the Dawei Special Economic Zone project in Tanintharyi Region Myanmar welcomes Japan’s offer to invest in the Dawei Special Economic Zone project in Tanintharyi Region, according to the Dawei SEZ Management Committee. An official reply from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been sent to Japan. Japan on […]
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Total Solar DG to Build One of Southeast Asia’s Largest Renewable Energy Microgrids in Koh Rong Sanloem island in Cambodia Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG), in partnership with Canopy Power, is developing and constructing a solar and battery energy storage hybrid microgrid to deliver clean energy and power remote island Koh Rong Sanloem in Sihanoukville, […]
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Doosan Heavy to build 728-megawatt hydropower plant on Mekong river in Laos Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., South Korea’s top power equipment maker, said Monday that it has signed a deal with Korea Western Power Co. to build a hydropower plant in Laos. Doosan Heavy Industries will complete the construction of the 728-megawatt hydropower […]
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Ten Wind Power Projects Creating Jobs In Asia As one of the world’s fastest growing power markets, Southeast Asia is a prime position to look for future renewable energy job creation. According to data from Wood Mackenzie the demand for power in Southeast Asia will continue to grow at a rate of 8% until 2030, […]
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Riviera Group’s Monaco takes top prize at Thailand Property Awards The Riviera Group won the ‘Best Condo Development’ (Eastern Seaboard) prize at the Thailand Property Awards for the fifth consecutive year for its 40-story Jomtien Beach Monaco tower. The luxury condominium that topped out in July is spread out over three rai with 412 units […]
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